I think the two greatest chefs that we produced are Andrew Carmellini and Alex Lee.<br /><br /> <br />Question: Who are the great chefs? <br /> <br />David Chang: In America? I think the two greatest chefs that we produced are Andrew Carmellini and Alex Lee, both formerly for Danielle. <br />American chefs, that's tough. Then you'd probably have to say the top of the list is David __________, but there's a whole slew of younger guys working right now. <br />And Thomas Keller of course. I always consider him French, but he's not. <br />It would probably be David _________ and Thomas Keller running neck in neck. And for me, Carmellini and Alex Lee who ran Restaurant Danielle for a long time; and who was, in a lot of ways, a big hero of mine. I never got to work for him, but he's so legendary in cooking circles. That's America. <br />French it obviously goes on and on and on. The _________ brothers, Michelle __________, Pierre Garnier. <br />Spain--you could go on and on as well. I mean those guys you're trying to follow just to see what they're doing. And you got Wiley, and you got Tom ___________. <br />America has produced a lot of chefs for sure. But people forget sometimes that like Danielle and, you know, __________ and so on, they are not American. They are French. They might be American citizens now, but they're French. <br /> <br /><br /> <br />Question: Who are the great chefs? <br /> <br />David Chang: In America? I think the two greatest chefs that we produced are Andrew Carmellini and Alex Lee, both formerly for Danielle. <br />American chefs, that's tough. Then you'd probably have to say the top of the list is David __________, but there's a whole slew of younger guys working right now. <br />And Thomas Keller of course. I always consider him French, but he's not. <br />It would probably be David _________ and Thomas Keller running neck in neck. And for me, Carmellini and Alex Lee who ran Restaurant Danielle for a long time; and who was, in a lot of ways, a big hero of mine. I never got to work for him, but he's so legendary in cooking circles. That's America. <br />French it obviously goes on and on and on. The _________ brothers, Michelle __________, Pierre Garnier. <br />Spain--you could go on and on as well. I mean those guys you're trying to follow just to see what they're doing. And you got Wiley, and you got Tom ___________. <br />America has produced a lot of chefs for sure. But people forget sometimes that like Danielle and, you know, __________ and so on, they are not American. They are French. They might be American citizens now, but they're French.
